Scenice Cycle Route For Geocaching

[+8Firm]

I like to cycle when i can and having been geocaching for a while now im looking at putting the two together the only difference being is that i dont wish to cycle round the houses.

 

Im wondering if any cyclists/walkers out there in the northwest know of a really good scenic route that will take about two hours of my time has plenty of caches to look for and is in a really nice place.

 

Currently looking on os maps but they dont show how good or bad a walk is and trying to find good satelite images of the area isnt much help either.

 

Dont want to travel far and find ive wasted my time.

 

Thanks

[+Jacaru & Wemnog]

Although I haven't done them myself, they are on the list of To Do's Grandad John's series Middlewood Circular would take you off road mostly and you could do it in two hour bursts, or longer if you fancied it. Here is a link to one of them. http://coord.info/GC1J9Y5

 

If you do it, let me know how you got on.

[+TheOldfields]

You're aware that when you're looking at the map you can switch to ThunderForest OpenCycleMap?

[+8Firm]

Yes I'm aware of open cycle map but it doesn't show which I has lovely views just where the paths are.

 

I have found a 12 and 20 mile cache series over on the Wirral so there on my list to do before kids are back in school

 

Just need to find one around north Wales or maybe Yorkshire now

[+TheOldfields]

Good. Just wanted to check you knew that. Nothing more from me I'm afraid as we're a good deal further south than you.

[team tisri]

Yes I'm aware of open cycle map but it doesn't show which I has lovely views just where the paths are.

 

I have found a 12 and 20 mile cache series over on the Wirral so there on my list to do before kids are back in school

 

Just need to find one around north Wales or maybe Yorkshire now

 

If the OpenCycleMap is a wiki-type map (as the name suggests) be aware that sometimes paths marked as suitable for cycling are anything but.

 

Sometimes a "cycle path" is a compressed gravel path wide enough to drive a car down with ease. Sometimes it's a muddy path barely 12 inches wide with stinging nettles on both sides leaning inwards, with six-foot high metal barriers at the end.

 

Usually it's something in between, but if you're travelling any distance it's worth checking as best you can before you rely on a route you've planned.